We’ve outlined all the ingredients and directions for you to make the perfect Blueberry and Mascarpone Turnovers. This dish qualifies as a Easy level recipe. It should take you about 35 min to make this recipe. The Blueberry and Mascarpone Turnovers recipe should make enough food for 12 turnovers.
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Ingredients for Blueberry and Mascarpone Turnovers
- 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese, at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons sugar, plus extra for sprinkling
- 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1/3 cup fresh or frozen and thawed blueberries
- 2 (9-inch) refrigerated pie crusts
- 1 egg, beaten
- Vegetable oil, for frying
Directions for Blueberry and Mascarpone Turnovers
- Special equipment: a 3 1/2-inch round cookie cutter
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, mix together the cheese, sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, and lemon zest until smooth. Stir in the blueberries.
- Using a 3 1/2-inch round cookie cutter, cut the pie dough into 12 circles. Place the dough on the prepared baking sheet. Using a pastry brush, lightly brush the edges of the dough with the beaten egg. Place about 1 1/2 teaspoons of the cheese mixture in the center of the dough. Fold the dough in half to enclose the filling and pinch the edges to seal. Using the tines of a fork, gently crimp the sealed edges. Refrigerate for 10 minutes.
- While the pastry is chilling: In a large heavy-bottomed saucepan, pour enough oil to fill the pan about a third of the way. Heat over medium heat until a deep-frying thermometer inserted in the oil reaches 375 degrees F. (If you don’t have a thermometer a cube of bread will brown in about 3 minutes.) Fry the turnovers for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes until golden. Drain on paper towels and sprinkle with sugar while still hot. Cool for at least 10 minutes before serving.
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Categories in this Recipe
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- Blueberry – See textBlueberries are a widely distributed and widespread group of perennial flowering plants with blue or purple berries. They are classified in the section Cyanococcus within the genus Vaccinium. Vaccinium also includes cranberries, bilberries, huckleberries and Madeira blueberries. Commercial blueberries—both wild (lowbush) and cultivated (highbush)—are all native to North America. The highbush varieties were introduced into Europe during the 1930s.Blueberries are usually prostrate shrubs that can vary in size from 10 centimeters (4 inches) to 4 meters (13 feet) in height. In commercial production of blueberries, the species with small, pea-size berries growing on low-level bushes are known as “lowbush blueberries” (synonymous with “wild”), while the species with larger berries growing on taller, cultivated bushes are known as “highbush blueberries”. Canada is the leading producer of lowbush blueberries, while the United States produces some 40% of the world supply of highbush blueberries.
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